Hesperis

Sweet rocket

Classification

  • Common Names: Sweet rocket

  • Family:

  • Variety:

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sweet rocket seedlings

Propagation Notes

  • Plant Type: Vegetable

  • Propagation: Seed

  • Hardiness:

  • Flowering Season:

Hesperis Dame Rocket

Hesperis matronalis is an herbaceous plant species in the family Brassicaceae. It has numerous common names, including dame’s rocket, damask-violet, dame’s-violet, dames-wort, dame’s gilliflower, night-scented gilliflower, queen’s gilliflower, rogue’s gilliflower, summer lilac, sweet rocket, mother-of-the-evening, and winter gilliflower. These plants are biennials or short-lived perennials, native to Eurasia and cultivated in many other areas of the world for their attractive, spring-blooming flowers. In some of those areas, it has escaped from cultivation and become a weed species. The genus name Hesperis was probably given because the scent of the flowers becomes more conspicuous towards evening (Hespera is the Greek word for evening).

Classification

  • Common Names: Hesperis Dame Rocket

  • Family: Brassicaceae

  • Variety: matronalis

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Dame rocket - 2021-04-16

Propagation Notes

  • Plant Type: Perennial

  • Propagation: Seed

  • Hardiness: Hardy H5-H1 (<-10)

  • Flowering Season: Mid summer

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Dames rocket